Structural Steel Design Lrfd Method - Hardcover

Jack C McCormac; Jack McCormack

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0060443464 ISBN 13: 9780060443467

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers, 1989

Synopsis

The material is presented in a clear, reader-friendly style. This best-selling text has been fully updated to conform to the latest American Manual of Steel Construction. Both Load and Resistance Factor Design (LRFD) and Allowable Stress Design (ASD) are now covered and calculations are worked out side-by-side to allow for easy identification of the different methods. Use of SI units as an addition to the primary use of Inch-Pound units. New coverage of Lateral Torsional Bending and Hollow Structural Sections. For steel design students and professionals.

About this title

From the Back Cover

Structural Steel Design, 3/e provides an introduction to structural steel design. It is primarily intended for a three-credit course for junior or senior undergraduates in civil engineering, building science, architectural engineering, or architecture. The material is presented in an easy-to-read student-friendly style.

Key Features of the Third Edition:

• Updated to conform to the 2999 Load and Resistance Factor (LRFD) Design Specification and to the third edition of the LKFD Manual of Steel Construction
• Includes approximately 500 homework problems. These have been revised, expanded, and updated from the previous edition.
• INSTEP32 computer software included. Helps students electronically solve many of ,the design problems presented in the text
• A new chapter entitled "Design of Steel Building Systems" has been added. As a part of this chapter, the nationally used commercial software package SAP2000 is introduced and used. A student version of the software is included with the textbook.

About the Author

Jack McCormac is Alumni Professor of Civil Engineering, Emeritus at Clemson University. He is the author of numerous textbooks in the field of civil engineering. His contributions to engineering education and the engineering profession have been recognized by many including the American Society for Engineering Education and the American Institute of Steel Construction. Professor McCormac belongs to the American Society of Civil Engineers and served as the principal civil engineering grader for the National Council of Examiners for Engineering and Surveying.

Edition details

• Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
• Publication date: 1989
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0060443464
• ISBN 13: 9780060443467
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 513